The American President (1995)

John Mahoney: Leo Solomon

Quotes 

• Leo's secretary : [in Leo's office]  Mr. Solomon? This was just delivered by a White House messenger. It's marked perishable.

  Leo Solomon : The White House has sent me something perishable?

  Leo's secretary : It's for Ms. Wade.

  Leo Solomon : Oh, here we go.

  Sydney Ellen Wade : Relax, Leo, I'm sure it's just a formality.

  Leo's secretary : It's from him.

  Leo Solomon : Of course it's from him.

  Sydney Ellen Wade : So he had some staff flunky send me a fruit basket.

  Leo's secretary : Well, he wrote the note himself.

  Sydney Ellen Wade : I'm sure he didn't take the time to...

  Leo's secretary : The messenger said he waited in the Oval Office for ten minutes while the president wrote the card.

  Sydney Ellen Wade : Okay, listen- It took him ten minutes to write the card?

  Leo's secretary : Apparently he went through several drafts.

• Leo Solomon : [referring to her damaging her career if she has a romantic relationship with the President]  There's never an egg timer around when you need one.

• Leo Solomon : Politics is perception.

• Leo Solomon : [referring to her damaging her career if she has a romantic relationship with the President]  I hired your reputation, Sydney. I hired a pit bull, not a prom queen.

  Sydney Ellen Wade : That's unfair.

  Leo Solomon : It's *incredibly* unfair.